bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
present; gift; to give a present or gift
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
father; dad; husband; you; he
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be surprised; to be astonished