but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
limited time; limited-time offer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
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 keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
free (of charge); gratuitous
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
bill (at a restaurant); check
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
numbered tag; numbered ticket
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which