duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
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
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
spring water; clear (pure) water
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how; in what way; how about
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case