indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?