slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
weather forecast; weather report
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
considerably; fairly; quite
adds force or indicates command
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo