indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
document; official papers
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
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
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
like this; this sort; this way