everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hello; good day; good afternoon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
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 come and see (someone, something); to visit
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
light; right; right field; right fielder
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience