already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
suffix for familiar person
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
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
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
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.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
original picture; key frame; key animation
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 receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
company president; manager; director
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker