here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
rather; better; instead; if anything
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly