here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
attachment; obsession; persistence
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
future (usually near); prospects
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
fashion designer; couturier
information technology; IT
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cabin attendant; flight attendant
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
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.)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last