here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo