close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
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 part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
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
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
close; intimate; on good terms
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Narita divorce; divorce of a newlywed couple upon returning (to Narita Airport) from their honeymoon abroad
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
danger; peril; hazard; risk
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then