honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how; in what way; how about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
of course; certainly; naturally
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please (give me); please (do for me)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)