than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
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.
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
feeling; sense; impression
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient