all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
voting; ballot; poll; vote
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry