chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
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.
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
boy; son; baby boy; young man
being startled; getting a shock
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pupil; student; schoolchild
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)