to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
please (give me); please (do for me)
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.
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
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
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)