today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
popular song program on radio or television
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
compilation; editing; recording
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; goodness; right; virtue
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Neptune (Roman god); Neptune (planet)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
cartoon-character costume
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 wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to be needed; to be wanted
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)