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「かい」
- 「かい」 is a softer form of 「か」
- 「か」 is not often used as a question marker in non-formal Japanese
「だい」
- combination of 「だ」 and 「かい」
「ちょうだい」
- informal version of 「ください」
「ぜ」
- like a verbal exclamation mark
「ぞ」
- like a verbal exclamation mark
「さ」
- like a verbal exclamation mark (but not as rough as 「ぜ」 or 「ぞ」)
「から」
- not technically a sentence ender, just a conjunction that combines logical clauses
- 「から」 is used as a sentence ender when the following logical clause is obvious or implied
「し」
- 「し」 is similar to 「から」 and is used to combine reasons
- ex: 「遅くなったし田中さん来ないし帰ります。」 means “Because it has become late and because Tanaka-san has not come, I will be going home.”
- ex: 「遅くなったし帰ります。」 means “Because it has become late (and for other unsaid reasons), I will be going home.”
- 「し」 can sound less harsh than 「から」
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