someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
beginning; outset; first; onset
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
suffix for familiar person