common talk; talk of the town; words of many people
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in the meanwhile; during the time
practice; practising; training; study
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to relax; to feel at home
how; in what way; how about
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as