teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
in that way; thus; so; so?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till