indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
honorific/polite/humble prefix
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to repeat; to do over again
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
theatre; theater; playhouse
to slide into; to slip into
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
surroundings; environs; circumference
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency