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.
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in that way; thus; so; so?
convenience store lunch box
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)