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.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
should; must; -able; probably; likely
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
president (of a society); chairman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
book; volume; this; present; main; head
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
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.
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
wise saying; famous saying
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you