ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
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
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how; in what way; how about
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
participation; joining; entry; adherence
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the other day; lately; recently
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in that way; thus; so; so?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more