indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
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 request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!