yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
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
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reeves, species of barking deer); Chinese muntjac
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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 ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
while; during; while; although; all; both
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
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 chase; to run after; to pursue
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!