indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
simply; merely; only; solely
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish