this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do