honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
customer traffic; customers; custom
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
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 increase; to add to; to augment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
spring break; spring vacation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
idol group; boy band; girl group
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark