to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
suffix for familiar person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
name; given name; first name
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise