chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
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.)
relatively; comparatively
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be surprised; to be astonished
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
while; during; while; although; all; both
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen