carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
trial by lay judges; lay judge trial
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me