Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
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.
older sister; lass; young lady
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
great depth; bottomless; great height
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
within; inside of; less than
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
second day of the month; two days
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing