I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in that way; thus; so; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style