hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on