yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
technique; art; skill; move
name; given name; first name
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 shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial