here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
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
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
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
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
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.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
study; diligence; discount; reduction
while; even though; despite
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
small quantity; little; little while; short distance