now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
height (of a person); stature
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
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 pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so