aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
older sister; lass; young lady
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
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
maid; helper; help; assistance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous