soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
person who introduces someone; introducer
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
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
emperor (of Japan); mikado
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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 fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
then; well; so; well then
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
more than usual; especially; particularly
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix