another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
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
don't you think?; indicates question
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
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
company president; manager; director
viewer; (television) audience
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
question; inquiry; enquiry
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
suffix for familiar person
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
person who is ...; thing that is ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
company; corporation; workplace
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; how about
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.)