to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along