somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
suffix for familiar person
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be found; to be discovered
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for