to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
how; in what way; how about; questionable
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get hungry; to become hungry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
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.
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise