today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
kitchen; financial situation
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
failure; mistake; blunder
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included