indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
Hermès (luxury goods brand)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
otherwise; if not; or else
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
keno (casino game); kino (gum, resin); kino (cinema)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward