fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
hardworking; painstaking; diligent; conscientious; sincere
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
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
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
then; well; so; well then
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy