to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
bento; Japanese box lunch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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; on; at (place); as for; regarding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance