yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
like this; in this way; as you see
honorific/polite/humble prefix
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
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.
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays