finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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; so
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
is that so?; I see; right; oh
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital