ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
refinement; elegance; grace
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
honorific/polite/humble prefix
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to