you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be silent; to say nothing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to pass (of time); to elapse
what kind of; what sort of; what
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
such ... as; or some such
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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 say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis