year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
if you think about it; come to think of it
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
anything and everything; just about everything
for the first time in one's life
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition