coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to say; to be called; to do
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
primary school; elementary school; grade school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
speaking voice; talking voice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
like this; in this way; as you see
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
failure; mistake; blunder
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh