indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
finding employment; getting a job
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
how many years; how long; what year
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to grow up; to become an adult
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable