to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hello; good day; good afternoon
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bento; Japanese box lunch
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
please (give me); please (do for me)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
greeting; a fine thing to say
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
going to kindergarten (nursery school, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in that way; thus; so; so?
forcibly; against one's will
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)