company president; manager; director
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
how; in what way; how about
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
single word; a few words; brief comment
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
strength; power; proficiency; ability
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
suffix for familiar person
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow