noon; midday; daytime; lunch
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
number one; first; best; most; game; round
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
washing machine; (clothes) washer
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on