employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
lowly people (Edo period); eta
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
areola mammae (circular area around nipple); areola
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis