indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
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.
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
personnel training; human resources development; character building
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
although I say; although one might say; although called
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
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)
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
suffix for familiar person
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
of course; certainly; naturally
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in a lump