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
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
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)
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
president (of a society); chairman
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!