Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
any more; any further; any better; any longer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
professor; teaching; instruction
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn