sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
extremely; very; really; super; so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion