be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
future (usually near); prospects
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
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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?
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
living by oneself; living alone
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid