body; group; party; company; troupe
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
although I say; although one might say; although called
mass communication; mass media
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already