older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
suffix for familiar person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force or indicates command
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good