today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hand net; dip net; scoop net
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
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 take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
arm; skill; efforts; ability
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)