huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
serious; not joking; straight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
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
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
time; hour; period; class
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street