this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
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
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
such ... as; or some such
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no need to guess; certainly
in that way; thus; so; so?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
fifth day of the month; five days
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity