by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
shellfish; seashell; shell
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
big catch (fishing); good haul
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
first of all; first thing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?