acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
invitation; introduction; temptation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of