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
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she