yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be worried; to be troubled
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
it's been a long time; long time no see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
time; hour; period; class
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till