honorific/polite/humble prefix
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together; at the same time; same; identical
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
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
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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.
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal