the other day; a few days ago
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
January; first month of the lunar calendar
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
electricity charges; power rates
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bill; account; invoice; information request form
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
saving electricity; power saving; reducing electricity usage; reducing power consumption
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me