always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
suffix for familiar person
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
senior high school; high school
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
by myself; in person; by oneself
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
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.)