indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
how; in what way; how about
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
police officer; policeman; policewoman
sorry; excuse me; thank you
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no!; no no!; no, not at all
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
curse; spell; malediction
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
summer vacation; summer holiday
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful