machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
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.
father; dad; husband; you; he
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
trial; judgement; judgment
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
washing machine (laundry)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish