number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
than; from; out of; except; but; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
please (give me); please (do for me)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
police; police officer; police station
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)