wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
counter for wheels and flowers
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
master; teacher; stable master
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)