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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
society; the world; the times
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
company; corporation; workplace
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
development; exploitation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
investment; contribution; financing
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
every month; each month; monthly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
100,000; hundred thousand
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)