today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
God; god; ace; king; superior person
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
oracle; revelation; divine message
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)