while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
suffix for familiar person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
club activities; extracurricular activities
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward