yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
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
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
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 succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
duty; obligation; responsibility
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
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
form; shape; figure; visage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come