as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
honorific/polite/humble prefix
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
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 insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
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
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump