indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
difference; variation; difference
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(police) detective; criminal matter
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(water-filled) paddy field