today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
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.
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bento; Japanese box lunch
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
next; following; subsequent; stage; station