president (of a society); chairman
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fine weather; fair weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and