yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to clear up; to become cloudless