large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
while; even though; despite
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
putting flyers into mailboxes; posting (to online message boards, etc.); posting (accounting transactions)
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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.
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
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.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
by myself; in person; by oneself
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)