alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
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
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way