ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to be needed; to be wanted
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
many; much; plenty; hardly
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!