what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; entire; whole; altogether
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen