lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
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
suffix for familiar person
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in that way; thus; so; so?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
over-fond parent; doting parent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
feeling; sense; impression
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
adds force or indicates command
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)