this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
real thing; original; actual
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
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.
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch