to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
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
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at work; in the midst of work; working
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in that way; thus; so; so?
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
foreign; abroad; overseas
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
how long; how much; to what extent
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that