to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
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
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
coverall apron; cook's apron
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)