don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hello; good day; good afternoon
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
older sister; elder sister
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
older brother; elder brother
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf