to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
door; gate; opening; title page
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
immediately; at once; instantly
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do