what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
line; queue; procession; matrix
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
even though; despite; when
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
your husband; her husband
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from