aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
change of occupation; career change
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
line; queue; procession; matrix
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
business rival; professional jealousy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
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.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)