indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
after a long time; for the first time in a while
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to look forward to something