hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately