neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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
engraver; carver; sculptor
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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 receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the other day; a few days ago
association; society; organization; organisation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)