huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
one's post; place of work; workplace
to face; to go towards; to head towards
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
name; given name; first name
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
scale; scope; plan; structure
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company