work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
multiplication table; times table
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
these days; nowadays; recently
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; how about; questionable
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
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.
delivery (of a package, goods, 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.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing