oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
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.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago