ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
river; stream; River; the ... river
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
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
society; the world; the times
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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