Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
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
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
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.
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(period of) a year; during an era
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
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.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK