indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bento; Japanese box lunch
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
attendance (at school); going to school
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
suffix for familiar person
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
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.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that child; that kid; that boy; (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.
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there is nothing; having nothing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small