to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
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
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
had better ...; had better not ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I see; that's right; indeed
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(social) position; status
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)