Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
name; given name; first name
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.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
soused (vinegared) mackerel
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more