what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
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.
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style