clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
suffix for familiar person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such; like that; that sort of; very
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance