nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be entwined; to be involved
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question