| Term | Definition |
| tsumori-desu | to intend to do something |
| hazu-desu | ought to do something, suppose to do something |
| tokoro-desu | to be on the point of doing something, about to do something |
| sou-desu | they say that he (or she) will do something |
| you-desu | it seems that he (or she) will do something |
| rashii-desu | he (or she) is likely to do something |
| deshou | i" think he (or her) will do something" or "i think something will happen" |
| koto-ga-deki-masu | i (he or she) can do something |
| koto-ga-ari-masu | "there are situations in which he (or she) does something" or "there are situations when something happens" or "sometimes" |
| koto-ni-shi-mashita | "i have made my mind to do something" or ''i have decided to do something" |
| koto-ni-nari-mashita | "things have become so that he (or she) does something" or "circumstances have turned to be as such that he (or she) does something" |
| kamo-shire-masen | "whether or not is not known" or "may" |