wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
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.
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bird of paradise flower; Strelitzia reginae
finishing blow; coup de grâce
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable