as soon as possible; ASAP
intercept; interception; counter-attack
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
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
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.
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
group; party; team; squad; section
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best