cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
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
drinking party; get-together
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
participation; joining; entry; adherence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
study group; study meeting
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; this sort of; like this
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure