ordinary person; untitled individual
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in the mountains; among the mountains
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
will not do; do not; does not
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
then; well; so; well then
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to