indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
each; (arch.) you (plural)
group; party; team; squad; section
command; commander; commandant
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
suffix for familiar person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...