even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(social) position; status
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
way; method; means; resource; course
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bento; Japanese box lunch
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
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.
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
time; hour; period; class
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.)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
the other day; a few days ago
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)