Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ultimate; final; last; eventual
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
of course; certainly; naturally
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
by myself; in person; by oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)