hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?