tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(the) executive; administration; leadership
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
school rules; school regulations
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.
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
than; from; out of; except; but; more
educational institution; school; academy; campus
livelihood support; maintenance
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
body; group; party; company; troupe
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)