yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery
older brother; elder brother
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
really; truly; indeed; good grief