older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
time; hour; period; class
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)