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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
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
name; given name; first name
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
river; stream; River; the ... river
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?