ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in that way; thus; so; so?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
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 be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(some) more; even more; longer; further
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...