oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
then; well; so; well then
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
suffix for familiar person
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision