to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
lost property; something dropped and left behind
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
living thing; organism; creature; biology
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
suffix for familiar person
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!