free (of charge); gratuitous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
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
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
mask; disguise; guise; mask
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(some) more; even more; longer; further
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
suffix for familiar person
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong