member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
due form; official; formality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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.
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
but; however; provided that
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
adviser; advisor; consultant
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; how about
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey