talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
several people; a few people
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
one by one; one after another; successively
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to cause someone to worry
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made