excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
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
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
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.
just a minute; small quantity
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be needed; to be wanted
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
please (give me); please (do for me)
small change; coins; small sum of money
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back