indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
suffix for familiar person
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
older sister; lass; young lady
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
have a good day; take care; see you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become