to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
study; diligence; discount; reduction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all