to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yen (currency of Japan); circle
initiation fee; admission fee
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of