waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prompt; immediate; in real time
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
all present; all concerned; all of us
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)