today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fine weather; fair weather
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
police; police officer; police station
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force or indicates command
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
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
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 cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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 a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then