oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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; and then
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
you said; he said; if ... then; 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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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; (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 been ...-ing
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question