previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
suffix for familiar person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(some) more; even more; longer; further
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?