drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
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.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!