to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
man; male; masculine gender
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
woman; female; feminine gender
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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 miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
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
first shrine visit of New Year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least