sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
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
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.
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
form; shape; figure; visage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight