really; truly; indeed; good grief
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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 examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
(someone else's) daughter
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
headquarters; head office; main office
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
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
how; in what way; how about
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.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car