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
singing voice; (sound of) singing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
name; given name; first name
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
surprise victory; upset; coup
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?