indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in that way; thus; so; so?
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
young girl; lass; adolescent female
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to feel depressed; to be down
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour