Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
transfer student; student changing schools
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
beginning; outset; first; onset
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be needed; to be wanted
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
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
public hall; community center; community centre
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach