Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
hello; good day; good afternoon
suffix for familiar person
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
then; well; so; well then
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
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.
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
articulation disorder; dysarthria
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
dysphagia (symptom of difficulty in swallowing); dysphagy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few