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
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
generation; the world; the age
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
of no interest; not interested
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(water-filled) paddy field