I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use