yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
I see; that's right; indeed
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
then; well; so; well then
present (brought by a visitor); gift
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine