this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
student; follower; students and pupils
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
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.
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thousand years; very long period; forever
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
president (of a society); chairman
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)