now; soon; already; yet; further; more
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
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 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 supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; like this; in this way
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need