yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
nothing but; except; no more than
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
suffix for familiar person
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily