examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
to be transparent; to show through
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to behave well (of a child)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
father; dad; husband; you; he
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
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 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)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
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
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
honorific/polite/humble prefix
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...