now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
adds force or indicates command
good feeling; feeling good
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, 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
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
feeling; sense; impression
loveable; very likeable; like very much
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
war; battle; match; game; competition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
match; game; bout; contest
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...