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Japanese Common Filler Words
| No. | Japanese | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | ええと | eeto | Um |
| 2 | あの | ano | Well |
| 3 | それで | sorede | So |
| 4 | でも | demo | But |
| 5 | いいよ | ii yo | Okay |
| 6 | やったー | yattaa | Yeah |
| 7 | そうですね | sou desu ne | That’s right |
| 8 | なるほど | naruhodo | I see |
| 9 | たしかに | tashika ni | Indeed |
| 10 | え？ | e? | What?? |
| 11 | そうなんですか？ | sou nan desu ka? | Is that so? |
| 12 | ほんとうに？ | hontou ni? | Really?? |
Japanese Common Casual Filler Words
| No. | Japanese | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | やっぱり | yappari | As expected / After all |
| 2 | まさか | masaka | No way! |
| 3 | ほんと？ | honto? | Really? |
| 4 | うそ！ | uso! | No way! / You’re kidding! |
| 5 | すごい | sugoi | Amazing |
| 6 | なるほどな | naruhodo na | I see |
| 7 | まあまあ | maa maa | So-so / Calm down |
| 8 | なんか | nanka | Like / Something like |
| 9 | ちょっとね | chotto ne | Well… a little |
| 10 | そんな感じ | sonna kanji | Something like that |
Japanese Filler Words (with examples)
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