by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr