I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
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 push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
while; during; while; although; all; both
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key