hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
massing (of troops); gathering
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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; in; at; when; by; with; and then
clearing one's throat; cough
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
private citizen; civilian
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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 be surprised; to be astonished
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
hard struggle; strenuous effort
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry