to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
had better ...; had better not ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I see; that's right; indeed
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what