endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; player; performer
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
spirits (distilled beverage)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
producer (film, TV, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker