origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)