poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
Island; insula; island; islet
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
suffix for familiar person
to be surprised; to be astonished
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
principal occupation; core business
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
guest member; associate member; honorary member
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
cooperation; collaboration
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
originally; by nature; from the start