today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
a little; a bit; slightly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
fashion sense; sense of fashion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")