light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
honorific/polite/humble prefix
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
have a good day; take care; see you
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
number one; first; best; most; game; round
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!