from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
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
clearing one's throat; cough
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
every evening; night after night
six (long cylindrical things)
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
consequence; outcome; result; blame
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
tools and materials; equipment and materials
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
medical questionnaire; medical interview sheet; medical history form
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that