why; how; for what reason
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
devil; evil spirit; genie
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
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.
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
called; known as; that; to say
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding