indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
really; truly; indeed; good grief
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?