head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
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 lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adds force or indicates command
one's post; place of work; workplace
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others