mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?