indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; to come about
suffix for familiar person
uninhabited island; desert island
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take (something) along; to bring with one; 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; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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; free; unaffected; as is
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
senior high school; high school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
finding employment; getting a job
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)