soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
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 take; to catch; to capture
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
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to collect; to assemble; to gather
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
now; soon; already; yet; further; more