what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
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 (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) 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; so
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
departure; leaving; setting off
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
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
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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; lower 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 (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
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?