today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
about; on; regarding; per; 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.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
for example; for instance; e.g.