I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
suffix for familiar person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
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.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
drama; theatre; theater; play
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness