good bye; I'm off; see you later
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
sleepover; overnight stay
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
father; dad; husband; you; he
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
adds force or indicates command
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
greeting; a fine thing to say
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the first time in one's life
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
suffix for familiar person
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof