knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
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 announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
resignation; acceptance; consolation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
police; police officer; police station
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...