law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
not understanding; not knowing
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
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
all present; all concerned; all of us
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
together; at the same time; same; identical
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
birthday party; birthday meet-up
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!