at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
the real criminal; true culprit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)