what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
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
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
because of; owing to; due to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance