suffix for familiar person
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a step; short distance; short time
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
two legs; two feet; two pairs
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
people; men and women; each person; everybody
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous