to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
just one person; only one
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
for many days; for several days
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
how many years; how long; what year
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
practice; practising; training; study
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now