next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
suffix for familiar person
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square