circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
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
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
senior high school; high school
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
the way back; the way home; return trip
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be surprised; to be astonished
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation