fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
program (e.g. TV); programme
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
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.
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
use; utilization; utilisation; application
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...