today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
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.
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.