Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
violent explosion; bursting
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
suffix for familiar person
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!