to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be found; to be discovered
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
(police) detective; criminal matter
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!