somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
amount of money; sum of money
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
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ordinary; common; mediocre
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
section manager; section chief
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
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
both hands; both arms; ten
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
had better ...; had better not ...
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for