multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
boy; son; baby boy; young man
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
now; the present time; just now; another; more
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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.
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
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)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow