nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
to recall; to remember; to recollect
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...