honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prohibition; inhibition; ban
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you (plural); all of you; you all