nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
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.
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu