indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
Blue Impulse (JASDF aerobatic team)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
recently; lately; these days
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this place; where one comes from; here
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
assortment; product lineup
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
first; first base; first baseman; fast
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give