cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice