How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
social networking service; SNS
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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 stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
time; hour; period; class
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
candid shot; unposed photo
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
please (give me); please (do for me)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge