click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
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 dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
loveable; very likeable; like very much
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
time; hour; period; class
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
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
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial