is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
suffix for familiar person
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
honorific/polite/humble prefix
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start