to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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
hello; good day; good afternoon
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
telephone call; telephone (device)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ago; since; before; previous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more