indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
how; in what way; how about
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
bento; Japanese box lunch
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
suffix for familiar person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bento; Japanese box lunch
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix