everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lost article; something forgotten
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
bento; Japanese box lunch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
you (plural); all of you; you all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
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.
suffix for familiar person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
how; in what way; how about
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
whenever you want; any time you like
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to