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
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
ideal man (as a romantic partner); eligible bachelor