always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
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
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
practice; practising; training; study
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it