cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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 ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing