yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
now; the present time; just now; another; more
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
shah; former ruler of Iran
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
feeling; sense; impression
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
suffix for familiar person
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question