hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
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
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
suffix for familiar person
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
older sister; elder sister
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
adds force or indicates command
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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?
understood; I see; OK; present; here
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)