that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
as a child; when one was a child
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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 direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
generation; lifetime; age
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
land reclamation (from sea)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
all; entire; whole; altogether
outside of; not covered by
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
suffix for familiar person