chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.); companion
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
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
all present; all concerned; all of us
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suffix for familiar person
audience; spectator; spectators
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
a long time (since the last time)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in that way; thus; so; so?