department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
core; core; hardcore; all-out
aptitude; aptness; suitability
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
weave; weaving; woven item
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in that way; thus; so; so?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
older sister; elder sister
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...