alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
all; entire; whole; altogether
then; well; so; well then
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
class-A; A class; A grade
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)