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
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
name; given name; first name
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
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.
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
president (of a society); chairman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for