company; corporation; workplace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
useless; no good; hopeless
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
detective team; study group; club
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
the last moment; the very end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)