today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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.
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such; this sort of; like this
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
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.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
this world; this life; world of the living
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of