to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nothing but; except; no more than
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
private affairs; personal matter
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about