indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new discovery; new invention
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
program (e.g. TV); programme
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(Japanese-style) living room
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
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.)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me