behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in proportion to; just as much as
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
cooperation; collaboration
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)