tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
honorific/polite/humble prefix
all present; all concerned; all of us
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sports ground; sports oval
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
regularly scheduled game; regularly scheduled match
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
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
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
baseball stadium; ballpark
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily