opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
4th day of the month; four days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hey there; I say; see here
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
line; queue; procession; matrix
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (e.g. of novel); concluding part
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...