phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
how; in what way; how about; questionable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
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
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then