yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
suffix for familiar person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
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
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
another time; some other time
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and