don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
last night; yesterday evening
underground train; subway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
current value; price; market value
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
archeologist; archaeologist
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation