alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
very interesting; of great interest
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations