to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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.
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
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
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; by what means
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)