hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
scoundrel; rascal; villain
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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 come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force or indicates command
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice