yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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
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
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
and then; and so; and; so then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
all present; all concerned; all of us
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question