lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
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
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
suffix for familiar person
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
long time; long interval; for quite some time
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
form; shape; figure; visage
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
society; the world; the times
anything and everything; just about everything
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
man; male; masculine gender
mass communication; mass media
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)