today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
suffix for familiar person
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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.
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
please (give me); please (do for me)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now