overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
report; notification; registration
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
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
without permission; without notice
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
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.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
document; official papers
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force or indicates command
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
study group; study meeting
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest