to be born; to come into the world
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
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
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
outside the country; abroad
un-; non-; negative prefix
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)