Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
being good at cooking; good cook
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade