here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
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 someone else's family members
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a 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 (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
monetary offering; offertory
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
feminine; womanly; female
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
just because; even if; even though