ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
adds force or indicates command
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
natural energy (usu. renewable energy)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious