older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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.
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
had better ...; had better not ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")