so; like this; in this way
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
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.
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
suffix for familiar person
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful