ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tension; mental strain; nervousness
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
suffix for familiar person
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
company; corporation; workplace
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much