intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to apologize; to apologise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
flour; meal; powder; dust
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
main question; real issue at hand
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
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
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question