dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
suffix for familiar person
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
and; thereupon; because of that
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
such; this sort of; like this
older sister; lass; young lady
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
how; in what way; how about
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
now; the present time; just now; another; more
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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 show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?