why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
suffix for familiar person
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in that way; thus; so; so?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
adds force or indicates command
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
please (give me); please (do for me)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...