bento; Japanese box lunch
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
adds force or indicates command
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
March; third month of the lunar calendar
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
have a good day; take care; see you
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...