where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to perceive; to understand
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
these guys; these fellows
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
how; in what way; how about
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate