today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
question; inquiry; enquiry
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
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
head of family; originator
in that way; thus; so; so?
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)