hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
adds force or indicates command
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
all present; all concerned; all of us
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
now; the present time; just now; another; more
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sorry; excuse me; thank you