woman; female; feminine gender
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new book; new publication
man; male; masculine gender
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
female high school student
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
meteor; shooting star; falling star
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
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
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
time; hour; period; class
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
please (give me); please (do for me)
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
from now; from this moment; henceforth
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
original author (of a work)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)