yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
and yet; though; when; in spite of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure