pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
telephone call; telephone (device)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
adds force or indicates command
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.