oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
standard; set; routine; decided
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
button (clothing); push-button
main battery; main armament
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
tank (military vehicle); chariot
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike