knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
support group; fan club; (election) committee
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
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
telephone call; telephone (device)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
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 stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
how; in what way; how about
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
world; society; people; the public
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on