aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; period; class
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
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
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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.
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away