finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
everybody; every last one of them; all
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital