be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
genuine article; real thing; real deal
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
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
honorific/polite/humble prefix
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
how dare ...; how could ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
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.
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very