here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
honorific/polite/humble prefix
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient