right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
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 stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out