man; male; masculine gender
sorry; excuse me; thank you
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fields (of rice and other crops)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
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.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...