indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
both (people); the two of them
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
shoji (paper sliding door)
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; (musical) note; fame
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ordinary person; untitled individual
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
name; given name; first name
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal