thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
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.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because 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
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
early on; earlier on; from early
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't you think?; indicates question
March; third month of the lunar calendar
since; henceforth; ever since
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at least; at most; (even) just
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains