welcome!; nice to see you!
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
light; right; right field; right fielder
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...