grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
construction; establishment
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
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.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to employ; to hire; to charter
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
honorific/polite/humble prefix