thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
button (clothing); push-button; button
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to dye; to colour; to color
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
suffix for familiar person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather; to collect; to assemble
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?