today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
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.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...