indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lately; recently; these days
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth