indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
how can (one) do something
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
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
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself