until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
regional cuisine; local cuisine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
soy; soybean; soya bean; soy sauce
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount