indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
stairs; stairway; staircase
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
magazine; journal; periodical
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
Libra (constellation); the Scales
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
Aries (constellation); the Ram
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh