why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to recall; to remember; to recollect
how can (one) do something
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
woman; female; feminine gender
to be found; to be discovered
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
my husband; one's family; family member
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(committee) chairman; president
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not