hello; good day; good afternoon
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
potato chips; potato crisps
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the other day; a few days ago
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
name plate; name tag; label
surname; family name; last name
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
area; region; district; locality
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except