worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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
authority; power; influence
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to behave well (of a child)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!