cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
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.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
go that far; to that extent
to become desperate; to give in to despair
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)