what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
father; dad; husband; you; he
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
suffix for familiar person
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
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
curse; spell; malediction
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about