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
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this world; this life; world of the living
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
woman; female; feminine gender
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!