innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
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.
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
sorry; excuse me; thank you
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")