today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
please (give me); please (do for me)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
while; during; while; although; all; both
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement