to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at work; in the midst of work; working
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
together; at the same time; same; identical
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises