to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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
loveable; very likeable; like very much
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a little bit; a little while
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry