I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
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.
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
man; male; masculine gender
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off