bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
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
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
senior high school; high school
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
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 boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in the same way as; just like
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
number one; first; best; most; game; round
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish