indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suffix for familiar person
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often