to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement