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
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that day; the very same day
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
do your best; good luck; you can do it; go for it
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so