yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
living thing; living creature; animal; life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
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 feel; to sense; to experience
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
than; other than; except; but
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to pull in (fish); to land
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at least; at most; (even) just