hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
adds force or indicates command
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
technique; art; skill; move
violent explosion; bursting
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays