electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fertile shoot of field horsetail
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
heart; guts; nerve; central part
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
construction; establishment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle