number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
older sister; lass; young lady
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
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
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
honorific/polite/humble prefix
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
sorry; excuse me; thank you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)