selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)