indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
Star Trek (1966 American science-fiction television series); Star Trek: The Original Series
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
suffix for familiar person
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
disorder; disturbance; unrest
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development