capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
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
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be prolonged; to drag on
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to become better; to improve
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?