staff; member (club, society, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
war; battle; match; game; competition
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cheer; chia (Salvia hispanica); cheerleading
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
suffix for familiar person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; this sort of; like this
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now