today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
both hands; both arms; ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
in this manner; in this way; like this
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last