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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Sammy; Samy; Sami; Sammy (Japanese pachinko machine and game manufacturer)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
senior high school; high school
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
batter's box; one's turn at bat
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to recall; to remember; to recollect