iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
suffix for familiar person
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
honorific/polite/humble prefix
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)