suffix for familiar person
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quiet; still; surreptitious
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
of course; certainly; naturally
to need; to demand; to take; to require