to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
older brother; elder brother
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
look!; there!; here!; that is
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
honorific/polite/humble prefix
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
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.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
holding out a little longer
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
go that far; to that extent