tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
adds force or indicates command
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; how about
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn