be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
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.
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
strength; power; proficiency; ability
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!