to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
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
how; in what way; how about; questionable
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
adds force or indicates command
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
form; shape; figure; visage
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.
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for