still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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.
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
alone; by oneself; on one's own
honorific/polite/humble prefix
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
restlessly; in continuous motion
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away