oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
time; hour; period; class
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
and then; and so; and; so then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
then; well; so; well then
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)