to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
adds force or indicates command
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be surprised; to be astonished
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)