authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
club activities; extracurricular activities
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
confused; flustered; at a loss
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem