slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
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
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
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.
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)