ah; oh

hey!

skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful

delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty

fortunate; splendid; promising

indicates a question

or; whether or not

some- (e.g. something, someone)

hmm; huh

very

-al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful

delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty

fortunate; splendid; promising

lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited

healthy; well; fit; in good health

such things as ...; and ... and

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as

be; is

o; oh

huh; what

hi

don't

do

hey; listen; you

now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know

wow; ooh

both (people)

school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

at; in

at; when

by; with

and then; so

and; then

let me tell you; don't you know

three

tri-

class (of students)

group (of people); party; team; crew

lot; bunch; set

crime family; organized-crime syndicate

set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack

typesetting; composition

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)

indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

but; however; still; and

regardless of; whether (or not)

what

you-know-what; that thing

whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest

what?; huh?

hey!

oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

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 do; to carry out; to perform

to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)

to serve as; to act as; to work as

to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as

to decide on; to choose

to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)

to be (in a state, condition, etc.)

to be worth; to cost

to pass (of time); to elapse

to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B

to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B

to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B

to feel A about B

verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")

creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")

to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

indicates a question

or; whether or not

some- (e.g. something, someone)

hmm; huh

very

-al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y

to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix

to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)

to persist in doing; to go through with

to always do; to have made a habit of

to take for granted; to assume

to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines

to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing

to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)

to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

be; is

something; some; any

somehow; for some reason

(is there) something (you want, etc.)

opinion; view; comment

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

to be; to exist; to live

to have

to be located

to be equipped with

to happen; to come about

man; person

human being; mankind; people

human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species

character; personality

man of talent; true man

another person; other people; others

adult

topic marker particle

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

adds emphasis

to be (of animate objects); to exist

to stay

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

indicates a question

or; whether or not

some- (e.g. something, someone)

hmm; huh

very

-al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y

grandpa; granddad

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

around there; near there

or thereabouts; or so

such a matter; such a thing

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)

indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

but; however; still; and

regardless of; whether (or not)

standard; routine; regular; basic; staple

is not; am not; are not

isn't it?

is that so?

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

in addition; besides

in this way; thus; such

uh...

be; is