to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
man; male; masculine gender
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
residing; living; dwelling
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
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.
discovery; detection; finding
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
suffix for familiar person
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry