indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
prohibition; inhibition; ban
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
split; division; break up
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
extinction; annihilation; destruction
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that is to say; so that means