boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to talk; to chat; to chatter
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
based on; built on; made from
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter