suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sorry; excuse me; thank you
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
together; at the same time; same; identical
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
school building; schoolhouse
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial