right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be transparent; to show through
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
until now; so far; up to the present
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(some) more; even more; longer; further
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
suffix for familiar person
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish