Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
by means of; due to; because of; according to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
unsettled; pending; unresolved
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
offender; criminal; culprit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
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.
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to apologize; to apologise
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise