thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
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")
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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.
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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 ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
departure; leaving; setting off
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
electrically powered; electric
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
honorific/polite/humble prefix
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
name; given name; first name
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world