suffix for familiar person
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
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.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
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
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
as you know; as you are aware
Chang'e (Chinese goddess)