hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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.
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude