direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
length (of an animal); body length
presumption; assumption; estimation
metre; meter; meter; gauge
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
loading; charging; filling
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)