all present; all concerned; all of us
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
living together; communal life; cohabitation
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.)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
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.
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
honorific/polite/humble prefix
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
script; libretto; scenario
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
mountain hamlet; mountain village
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
suffix for familiar person
last week; the week before
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?