young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)