bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
suffix for familiar person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
then; well; so; well then
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
rest; break; recess; intermission
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear