to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
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
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
if you think about it; come to think of it
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
summer vacation; summer holiday
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fine weather; fair weather
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
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.
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine