this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
suffix for familiar person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
changing clothes; change of clothes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge