a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to change (one's clothes)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
small-time candy store; penny candy store
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
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 a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
preparation; arrangements