yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
drift (e.g. in frequency)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah