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 delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
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
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
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
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
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); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.