thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
step; stride; counter for steps
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
don't you think?; indicates question
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid