just now; a moment ago; this very minute
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern
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
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
company president; manager; director
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
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 loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
such; like that; that sort of; very