research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
program (e.g. TV); programme
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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.
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
existence; possession; having; limited company
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
regret; repentance; remorse
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)