old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please (give me); please (do for me)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
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.
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
rational; reasonable; logical
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
reality; actuality; hard fact
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being