door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
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.
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
suffix for familiar person
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tourist resort; holiday resort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
than; from; out of; except; but; more
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
time; hour; period; class
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute