man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
as (for); for; in the capacity of
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sorry; excuse me; thank you
indescribable; having no way to express
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
woman; female; feminine gender
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river