right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
summer vacation; summer holiday
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
attendance; participation; presence
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
to employ; to hire; to charter
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
being adopted into the family of one's bride
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)