to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
all; entire; whole; altogether
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to apologize; to apologise
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
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
adds force or indicates command
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please (give me); please (do for me)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular