to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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
to speak; to hear a voice
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful