most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
in that way; thus; so; so?
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.)
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
while; during; while; although; all; both
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
adds force or indicates command
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
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)
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 match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")