hello; good day; good afternoon
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
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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 miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
program (e.g. TV); programme
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
adds force or indicates command
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
feeling; sense; impression
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise