something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
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
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
ladder form of "high" kanji
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
serious; not joking; straight
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
such; this sort of; like this
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
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.
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on