List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- kids, children
popular expression
- even if, even though, even granting (that)
- even, too, also
- whether ... or ...
- no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
popular adverb
- at once, immediately, right now
popular usually written using kana alone expression
- isn't it?
- let's ..., why don't we ..., how about we ..., shouldn't we ...
popular noun noun (generic)
- travel agent, travel agency
popular particle
- indicates sentence topic
- indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
- adds emphasis
popular search-only kana form particle conjunction
- indicates the subject of a sentence
- indicates possession
- but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
- and
- used after an introductory remark or explanation
- regardless of ..., whether ... (or not), no matter ...
- indicates a desire or hope
- softens a statement
- indicates doubt
- indicates scorn
popular particle colloquial adverb
- too, also, in addition, as well, (not) either (in a negative sentence)
- both A and B, A as well as B, neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)
- even, as much as, as many as, as far as, as long as, no less than, no fewer than
- even if, even though, although, in spite of
- further, more, again, another, the other
popular expression particle
- indicates word or phrase being defined
- used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
- with
- (not) as much as, (not) so much as
- the fact that, to think that, such a thing as
popular particle copula Kansai-ben interjection male term archaic
- such things as ..., and ... and
- the minute (that) ..., no sooner than ..., as soon as
- be, is
- o, oh
- huh, what
- hi
- yes, what?
- yes?, no?, is it?, isn't it?