if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
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
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
second; number two; runner-up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to set (sun); to become dark
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
minimum; at the very least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
sorry; excuse me; thank you
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all