today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
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 pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it's not like; it isn't as if
in that way; thus; so; so?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to repeat; to do something over again
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
shopping; purchased goods
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
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.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then