a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lately; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
killing time; staving off boredom
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
really; truly; indeed; good grief
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
white label; white tag; white card (in karuta); blank card; honour awarded to samurai in Tosa