small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
adds force or indicates command
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
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
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
suffix for familiar person
hello; good day; good afternoon
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous