indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
suffix for familiar person
uninhabited island; desert island
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
senior high school; high school
life; living; I; me; student
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to ask a high price; to overcharge
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together; at the same time; same; identical
finding employment; getting a job