why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one more time; once more; once again
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
now; the present time; just now; another; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till