Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
company; corporation; workplace
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
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
while; during; while; although; all; both
business trip; official trip
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
time; hour; period; class
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in that way; thus; so; so?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke