indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
older sister; lass; young lady
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
try; attempt; try (rugby)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
artificial respirator; ventilator