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
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 badger; to pester; to beg
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)