everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
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 emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
eating; bite (in fishing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
adds force or indicates command
cram school; private tutoring school; juku