to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
these guys; these fellows
pupil; student; schoolchild
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
adds force or indicates command
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
tenement house; row house
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)