this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
educational institution; school; academy; campus
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
every year; yearly; annually
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
full dress; formal dress; uniform
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
participation; joining; entry; adherence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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 wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
feeling; sense; impression
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom