match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
special training; intensive training; crash course
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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 harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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.)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
suffix for familiar person
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as