ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
existence; possession; having; limited company
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
schoolgirl; female student
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
female friend; woman friend
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when