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 shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
evening meal; dinner; supper
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
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.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
then; well; so; well then
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement