ordinary person; untitled individual
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
permission; approval; authorization; license
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ward office; council (regional)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no!; no no!; no, not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)