somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
... and eastward; east of
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle