look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Japanese person; Japanese people
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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 clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
number one; first; best; most; game; round
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...