postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
father; dad; husband; you; he
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
how; in what way; how about
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.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
police; police officer; police station
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to harm; to cause harm to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
self-defense; self-defence
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump