large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
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
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
headquarters; head office; main office
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
alert status; emergency alert
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very