one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
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 start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
the place for; the time for; the level of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
book; volume; this; present; main; head
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
abrupt; sudden; unexpected