indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
tangent (trigonometric function)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
when it becomes; when it comes to
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
loveable; very likeable; like very much
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof