yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
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
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
king (of the senior player)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
I see; that's right; indeed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person