fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hello; good day; good afternoon
name; given name; first name
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
having a crush on someone; flushing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity