now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; period; class
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) even once; (not) ever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage