today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
both hands; both arms; ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
in this manner; in this way; like this
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker