abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
head; hair (on one's head); leader; chief; top; tip
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
library; book collection; paperback book
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
award ceremony; prize-giving
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...