thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
essence; true nature; substance; reality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?