yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
written expert opinion; certificate of authenticity; written appraisal
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
genuine article; real thing; real deal
natural product; product of nature
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
high voltage; high pressure
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)