what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
time; hour; period; class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle