older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
and yet; though; when; in spite of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; like that; that sort of
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
yen (currency of Japan); circle
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam