knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
chief (of police); head (of office)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
time; hour; period; class
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
bento; Japanese box lunch
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!