clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
all; entire; whole; altogether
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
considerably; greatly; a lot
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, 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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
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.)