foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
educational institution; school; academy; campus
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
overall victory; championship
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at