play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
sphere; counter for balls
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
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 receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to feel; to sense; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
spring water; clear (pure) water
platform; home; home base; home plate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
suffix for familiar person
nice; good; well-executed
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute