diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
when it becomes; when it comes to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
suffix for familiar person
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)