be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
police; police officer; police station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
adds force or indicates command
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
arm; skill; efforts; ability
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree