potter's wheel; lathe; pulley; windlass
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
honorific/polite/humble prefix
preparation; arrangements
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.
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)