today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nothing but; none other than
princess; daughter of a nobleman
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
adds force or indicates command
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)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
so; like this; in this way
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
archeologist; archaeologist
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back