don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
suffix for familiar person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
department store; department
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
now; the present time; just now; another; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
in that way; thus; so; so?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
older sister; elder sister
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!