yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
article; item; thing; goods; wares
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing