indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
suffix for familiar person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
watermelon splitting (game)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?