leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
suffix for familiar person
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree