ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
third day of the month; three days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be surprised; to be astonished
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be silent; to say nothing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)