pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
preparation; arrangements
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long ago; already; a long time ago
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
time; hour; period; class
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
summer vacation; summer holiday
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
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
results; record; grades; marks
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting