god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
like this; this sort; this way
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
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
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
suffix for familiar person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey