this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
another's parent; another's parents
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
suffix for familiar person
somehow; for some reason or other
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all