face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
suffix for familiar person
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)