to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
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
meaning; significance; sense
about this time; about now
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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 order; to command; to appoint
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)