older sister; lass; young lady
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
very; extremely; excessively
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
suffix for familiar person
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
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
book; volume; this; present; main; head
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
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.
by means of; due to; because of; according to
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then