(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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 lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
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)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind