yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
suffix for familiar person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
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
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
public telephone; pay phone
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis