here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
name; given name; first name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
how; in what way; how about
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.)