fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
second anniversary of a death
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
simply; merely; only; solely
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
job hunting; job searching