adds force or indicates command
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
junior high school student; middle school pupil
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
overall victory; championship
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question