important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
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
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everybody; every last one of them; all
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
observation; survey; watching
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
only; merely; but; no more than