indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
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
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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.
some people; a few people; several people
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
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.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)