to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
notice; attention; observation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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.
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
until now; so far; up to the present
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide