to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(not) even once; (not) ever
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
bento; Japanese box lunch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way