favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt