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
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-less; lacking; non-existing
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for the first time in one's life
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
touching; moving; painful
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good