this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
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
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
time; hour; period; class
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
postwar period; period after Second World War
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
existence; possession; having; limited company
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
inari and maki sushi served together