hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
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.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
grip (of hand); grip strength
many; numerous; various; large number of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
something like ...; something called ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
living thing; organism; creature; biology
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back