these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all present; all concerned; all of us
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
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.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible