mobile telephone; cellular telephone
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
company president; manager; director
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
father; dad; husband; you; he
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
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.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?