you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety