today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to live; to make a living; to get on with
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
external angle; exterior angle; outside corner
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
stealthily; secretly; in secret
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent