Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
new menu item; new dish on a menu
hotcake; (American) pancake
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
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 ...
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
since when; from when; how long
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?