indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
name; given name; first name
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
but; however; even though; even if
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
have a good day; take care; see you
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament