(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
story; tale; talk; discussion
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
how; in what way; by what means
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
man of virtue; humanitarian
very much; exceedingly; extremely
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school student
how long; how far; how much
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
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.
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision