yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
suffix for familiar person
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
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
educational institution; school; academy; campus