to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no, not like that (but like this)
in that way; thus; so; so?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
door (Western-style, car, 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
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that