just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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 feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
feeling; sense; impression
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicate reason; infers some protest
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
evening; early night hours
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")