at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
branch office; branch store
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
knowing; (an) acquaintance
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Tereza; Thereza; Teresa; Theresa
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
honor; honour; credit; prestige
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
due form; official; formality
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
woman; female; feminine gender
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone