picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; how about
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
police officer; policeman; policewoman
Niigata (city, prefecture)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
honorific/polite/humble prefix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet