indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bento; Japanese box lunch
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.
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
postponement; moving to a later date
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
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
materials; data; document
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
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
myself; yourself; I; me; you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
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.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
longed-for; anxiously awaited
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)