so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon); Asian crested ibis
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to press a question; to cross-examine
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after