why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that is to say; so that means
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)