today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
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
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
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
please (give me); please (do for me)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mho (unit of conductance)
way; method; means; resource; course
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
suffix for familiar person
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station