yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
senior high school student
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to paint (draw) a picture
suffix for familiar person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous