sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
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
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already