hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
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
to kill; to choke the life out of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
suffix for familiar person
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)