river; stream; River; the ... river
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
great depth; bottomless; great height
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
study; library; den; home office; reading room
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
suffix for familiar person