now; soon; already; yet; further; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in that way; thus; so; so?
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
third day of the month; three days
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
leader of a delegation (body, party)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
to be silent; to say nothing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up