bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
spirit world; underworld; the next world
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
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
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
approximate age; age range
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for