alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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 topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all; entire; whole; altogether
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
class-A; A class; A grade
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
adds force or indicates command
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest