ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how can (one) do something
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
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.
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
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
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such