indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
older sister; lass; young lady
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
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.)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
please (give me); please (do for me)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)