tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
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.
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
street; quarter; district; area
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
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
time; hour; period; class
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to gather; to collect; to assemble
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
since when; from when; how long