serious; not joking; straight
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to redeem (from sin); to save
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
large tree; big tree; huge tree
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
all; entire; whole; altogether
to talk; to chat; to chatter
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?