hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
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
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive