-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
suffix for familiar person
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
group; party; team; squad; section
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...