yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
dry riverbed; river beach
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as