kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
suffix for familiar person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to make merry; to be festive
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unless one ...; if one does not ...
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)