to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
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.
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
guardian; protector; patron; parent
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix