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
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older brother; elder brother
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
had better ...; had better not ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
washing machine (laundry)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve