time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
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.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how; in what way; how about
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?