life; living; I; me; student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
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 seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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
adds force or indicates command
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence