all present; all concerned; all of us
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
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
match; game; bout; contest
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suffix for familiar person
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for