indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weather; fair weather; fine weather
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
5th day of the month; five days
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
successful candidate; prizewinner
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)