bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
body; group; party; company; troupe
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
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)