yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 look into; to peep into; to peer into
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
failure; mistake; blunder
being too late; losing one's final chance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
artery; arterial road; major route
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal