sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in that way; thus; so; so?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
how; in what way; how about
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...