here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
postponement; deferment; adjournment
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
company president; manager; director
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; how about
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 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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
script; screenplay; scenario
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
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 hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...