here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
family; members of a family
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to subsist; to keep on living
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
section manager; section chief
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become