-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
suffix for familiar person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
time; hour; period; class
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act