today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
last week; the week before
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
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.
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing