to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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 receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
how; in what way; how about
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
really; truly; indeed; good grief
another thing; exception; special case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of