why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
something; some kind of; for some reason
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hey; listen; look here; I say
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
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
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
master; teacher; stable master
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so