hello; good day; good afternoon
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
when; how soon; how long until
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
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 raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; for some reason or other
female flower; pistillate flower
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
male flower; staminate flower
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
follower; follower (on social media)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing