yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
space (room, area, outer space)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
honorific/polite/humble prefix
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver