here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
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
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
please; somehow or other; one way or another
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
rikka; formal style of ikebana
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
monetary offering; offertory
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
God; god; ace; king; superior person
feminine; womanly; female
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
story; tale; talk; discussion