eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
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
should; must; -able; probably; likely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible