today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
suffix for familiar person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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.
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
please (give me); please (do for me)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?