Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
at first; in the beginning; originally
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 understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work