technical official; technical officer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
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
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
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.
electricity; (electric) light
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to strangle; to constrict
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
cooperation; collaboration
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
how long; how much; to what extent
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)