oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that day; the very same day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum