indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to apologize; to apologise
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
relatively; comparatively
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
serialization; serialisation; serial story
author; writer; novelist; artist
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
February; second month of the lunar calendar
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you