wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
generation; the world; the age
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
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.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
suffix for familiar person
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...