indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
master; teacher; stable master
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
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
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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)
just because; even if; even though
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry