master; teacher; stable master
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to talk; to chat; to chatter
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have a talk; to tell a story