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
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be able to manage somehow or another
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
life; living; I; me; student
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
all present; all concerned; all of us