don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
a woman's heart is as fickle as autumn weather
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to cease; to stop; to be over
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh