today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
association; society; organization; organisation
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, 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.
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
promotion; raising of status
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to say; to be called; to do
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
class-A; A class; A grade
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite