how; in what way; how about
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
garbage day; rubbish collection day
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
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