eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
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
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
trivial; not amounting to much
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
adds force or indicates command
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work