last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
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 worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
surveillance camera; security camera
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker