he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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.
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
manners; courtesy; etiquette
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw into; to toss into
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to rip off a coupon; to punch a ticket
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically