yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
president (of a society); chairman
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
(some) more; even more; longer; further
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
number one; first; best; most; game; round
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality