indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
then; well; so; well then
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
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)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to recall; to remember; to recollect