few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to get hungry; to become hungry
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support