teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
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 attempt; to test; to try out
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
please (give me); please (do for me)
pardon me for leaving (first)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
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
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
victim; injured party; sufferer
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point