soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix
evening meal; dinner; supper
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
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be too numerous; to be too much
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
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.
by myself; in person; by oneself
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?