cassette (tape); game cartridge
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 give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold