ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
name; given name; first name
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)