here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
of course; certainly; naturally
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
perfect; complete; flawless
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
duty; function; office; mission; task
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
perfect; perfection; perfect game
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
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
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
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.