today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
compilation; editing; recording
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
business world; business circles; (the) industry
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
company president; manager; director
honorific/polite/humble prefix
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy