ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that is to say; so that means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
how; in what way; how about
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
other side; opposite side; other party
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!