now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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.)
until now; so far; up to the present
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(some) more; even more; longer; further
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
suffix for familiar person
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)