rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that manner; like that
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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 ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
female friend; woman friend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
please (give me); please (do for me)
to keep secret; to conceal
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
suffix for familiar person
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
company; corporation; workplace