indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
about; on; regarding; per; for every
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nothing but; except; no more than
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
suffix for familiar person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish