dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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 return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
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.
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
time; hour; period; class
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
setting a place; setting the table
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
long ago; already; a long time ago