hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
then; well; so; well then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
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
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age