right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
two parts; two copies; the second part
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
inheritance; succession to property
about; on; regarding; per; for every
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to