to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
name; given name; first name
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
match; game; bout; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become