to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suffix for familiar person
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
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 go to see (something, someone); to visit
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper