what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
how; in what way; how about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
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.
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?