from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
it's been a long time; long time no see
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
section manager; section chief
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
greeting; a fine thing to say
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more