tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
please (give me); please (do for me)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
town; city; municipal; urban
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
suffix for familiar person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest