special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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
lucky day; auspicious day
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
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.
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
your husband; her husband
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
offender; criminal; culprit
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
right in the middle (of); midst; height