funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
global positioning system; GPS
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
suffix for familiar person
interception (email); wiretap; bug
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
curse; spell; malediction
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable