a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it