indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
shopping; purchased goods
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
rental video; video rental shop
passage; path; route; one's way
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
game arcade; video arcade
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
while; during; while; although; all; both
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love