hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
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
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)