there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you (plural); all of you; you all
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Japanese person; Japanese people
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least