at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
war; battle; match; game; competition
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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 kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!