wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
average; ordinary; normal
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...