-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
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.
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just