yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
educational institution; school; academy; campus
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
such; this sort of; like this
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
topic of discussion; agenda
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.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
school; proofreading; proof
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement