prefix for forming ordinal numbers
older sister; lass; young lady
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
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
maintenance; preservation; improvement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result