television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sorry; excuse me; thank you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
return of something; repayment
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
lowly people (Edo period); eta
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
company president; manager; director
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
really; truly; indeed; good grief
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for