sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very; extremely; excessively
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant