ね
ne
Rolling the ball over and waiting: ね
The picture At the end of your sentence you roll a ball gently towards the other person and wait for them to catch it. It signals that you two are standing on the same spot, not that you're talking at them.
Where the picture shows up in ね
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checking you're on the same ground
今日は暑いですね。
kyou wa atsui desu ne
Hot today, isn't it.
The opposite of よ: ね assumes they already know, よ pushes over something they don't.
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asking them to confirm
田中さんですね。
tanaka-san desu ne
You're Tanaka-san, right?
Here your voice rises slightly at the end.
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softening a no
それはちょっと難しいですね。
sore wa chotto muzukashii desu ne
That would be a little difficult, I'm afraid.
In Japanese a refusal usually stops right here — no reason needs to follow.
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sealing it together
じゃあ、三時にね。
jaa, san-ji ni ne
Three o'clock then, yeah?