hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
good; goodness; right; virtue
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(a) little; somewhat; somehow