this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
returning from school; going home from school
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.
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
honorific/polite/humble prefix
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
look here; I'll tell you what
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
one more time; once more; once again
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
older sister; elder sister
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be needed; to be wanted
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement