network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
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
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
a few years ago; some years back
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
company; corporation; workplace
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding