hello; good day; good afternoon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shellfish; seashell; shell
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
name; given name; first name
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 make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after