yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
a little; a bit; slightly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
woman; female; feminine gender
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
hertz (unit of frequency); Hz; heart
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to speak; to hear a voice
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable