endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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 move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
breath; breathing; tone; mood
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together; at the same time; same; identical
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah