too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
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
preparation; arrangements
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
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.
while; during; while; although; all; both
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give directions; to issue instructions
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
two persons; two people; pair; couple
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
forcibly; against one's will
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring