judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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 ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
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 tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
working adult; full-fledged member of society
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sorry; excuse me; thank you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more