this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
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 ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
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
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate