-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
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.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
suffix for familiar person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
reaction; response; reaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless