yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
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
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
first thing in the morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not