right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how many people; a number of people
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
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
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 lose sight of; to miss
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)