ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; first name
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 taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
meeting hall; assembly hall
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that